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QLANG: Would you prefer to complete the survey in English or French? Préféreriez-vous répondre à ce questionnaire en anglais ou en français?
Q1: In which province/territory do you work?
Q2: Which of the following best describes the level of government you work in?
Q3: Do you work in policy or regulation?
Q4r1: Health and Public Safety - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r2: Education and Community Development - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r3: Food and Agriculture - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r4: Global/International Affairs - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r5: Infrastructure & Urban Development - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r6: Transportation - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r7: Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r8: Telecommunications - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r9: Finance and Banking - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r10: Environment and Climate Change - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r11: Cabinet Affairs/Parliamentary Affairs - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r12: Procurement and Government Services - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r13: Military/National Defence - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r14: Employment and Social Development - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r15: Law Enforcement - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r16: Law and Legislative Affairs - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r17: Science and Innovation - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r18: Travel and Tourism - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r19: Economics - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r77: Other (SPECIFY) - What area of policy or regulation do you work in?
Q4r77oe: What area of policy or regulation do you work in? - Other (SPECIFY)
Q5: Can you name the organization responsible for enforcing federal competition and labelling laws (except as it relates to food or health-related products)?
Can you name the organ...
Q6: Consumer packaging and textile labelling, and marking of precious metals - Below is a list of activities that are subject to Canadian laws. Please indicate how aware you are of each activity.
Q7: Price-fixing, bid-rigging, collusion - Below is a list of activities that are subject to Canadian laws. Please indicate how aware you are of each activity.
Q8: Misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices - Below is a list of activities that are subject to Canadian laws. Please indicate how aware you are of each activity.
Q9: Abuse of dominance (monopolization) - Below is a list of activities that are subject to Canadian laws. Please indicate how aware you are of each activity.
Q10: Mergers and acquisitions - Below is a list of activities that are subject to Canadian laws. Please indicate how aware you are of each activity.
Q11: How important is it that Canada has a federal organization or agency that enforces competition and labelling laws, advocates for competition in the Canadian economy, and supports government agencies in promoting a fair and innovative econom
Q12: A federal law called the Competition Act that governs most business conduct with the purpose of maintaining and encouraging competition in Canada; promoting the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy; and ensuring that...
Q13: A federal law called the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act that requires that prepackaged consumer products (excluding food) have accurate and meaningful labelling information
Q14: A federal law called the Textile Labelling Act that requires that textile articles, such as clothing, have accurate and meaningful labelling information
Q15: A federal law called the Precious Metals Marking Act that covers the requirements for the marking of precious metals such as gold and silver
Q16: Do you consider competition issues and principles when developing policy or regulation?
Q17: A federal law called the Competition Act that governs most business conduct with the purpose of maintaining and encouraging competition in Canada; promoting the efficacy and adaptability of the Canadian economy; and ensuring that ...
Q18: A federal law called the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Actthat requires that prepackaged consumer products (excluding food) have accurate and meaningful labelling information - Do you refer to any of the following laws to inform
Q19: A federal law called the Textile Labelling Act that requires that textile articles, such as clothing, have accurate and meaningful labelling information - Do you refer to any of the following laws to inform policy development or regulation
Q20: A federal law called the Precious Metals Marking Act that covers the requirements for the marking of precious metals such as gold and silver - Do you refer to any of the following laws to inform policy development or regulation development
Q21r1: The Competition Bureau - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r2: The Department of Justice Canada or the justice department within my province? - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r3: Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (Government of Canada) - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r4: A Government of Canada website - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r5: The Internet - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r77: Other (SPECIFY) - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r88: Don't know - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r99: Prefer not to answer - If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult?
Q21r77oe: If you need general information about competition laws or labelling laws, who or what do you consult? - Other (SPECIFY)
Q22: How familiar are you with the Competition Bureau - Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means "Not at all familiar" and 5 means "Very familiar."
Q23: Which statement best reflects your knowledge of the Competition Bureau before completing this survey?
Q24: Over the past year, how clearly do you recall seeing or hearing anything about the Competition Bureau?
Q25: The bread price-fixing investigation, where Canada's largest suppliers (Weston Bakeries and Canada Bread) and some of Canada's largest retailers of fresh commercial bread, Loblaw Companies Limited, Sobeys, Metro, Walmart and Giant Tiger
Q26: Settlement of the Competition Bureau's investigations into the engineering firms Dessau and Genivar (now WSP Canada) for their role in bid-rigging on municipal infrastructure contracts in Quebec
Q27: The Competition Bureau's concluded investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance by certain brand name drug manufacturers including Celgene Inc., Pfizer Canada Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.
Q28: The settlement of the Competition Bureau's lawsuit against Ticketmaster for allegedly misleading pricing claims in online ticket sales
Q29: The settlement of the Competition Bureau's lawsuit against Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to resolve the proceeding related to advertising and pricing practices related for sleep sets in Canada
Q30: Facebook to pay a $9 million penalty to settle Competition Bureau concerns about misleading privacy claims on Facebook and messenger
Q31: The Competition Bureau's case against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) that forced TREB to remove restrictions on its members' access and use of real estate data
Q32: The Competition Bureau's news release warning businesses against making deceptive marketing claims about COVID-19 prevention, treatment or cure
33: The Competition Bureau's news release about letters advising companies and marketing agencies involved in influencer marketing to be transparent when advertising on social media
Q34: The Competition Bureau's review of the merger between agribusiness firms Bayer AG and Monsanto Company
Q35: The Competition Bureau's Facebook post warning sellers of non-surgical masks against making false or misleading claims about COVID-19 prevention, and with information on the labelling requirements for cloth masks
Q36: The Competition Bureau statement on Competitor Collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Q37: The annual Fraud Prevention Month campaign, including the Little Black Book of Scams
Q38: The Competition Bureau's competition advocacy materials, such the white paper on taxi regulations, or The Competition Advocate publication on mobile food regulations
Q39: The Competition Bureau's market studies, such as the broadband (high-speed) internet services market study or the FinTech market study on innovation in the financial services sector
Q40: The Competition Bureau's submissions and regulatory interventions, such as those made to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on device financing plans, low cost data plans and on aggressive retail sales
Q41: The Competition Assessment Toolkit for regulators and policymakers, a step-by-step guide on how to assess the competitive impact of regulations and identify pro-competitive alternatives
Q42: The Competition Bureau's call-out to market participants for information on potentially anti-competitive conduct in the digital economy
Q43: The Competition Bureau Corporate Compliance Program Bulletin and/or compliance-related presentations
Q44: The Competition Bureau's enforcement guidance documents, such as the Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines, Abuse of Dominance Guidelines, Merger Enforcement Guidelines, Competitor Collaboration Guidelines and guidelines on
Q45: The Competition Bureau's Immunity and Leniency Programs
Q46r1: Updates on the Competition Bureau's major enforcement cases - Below is a list of Competition Bureau activities and publications. Please indicate the ones, if any, that are of interest to you.
Q46r2: The annual Fraud Prevention Month campaign - Below is a list of Competition Bureau activities and publications.
Q46r3: The Little Black Book of Scams - a publication with tips to help consumers and businesses recognize and report scams in Canada
Q46r4: The Competition Bureau's Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest publication - a publication that offers advice and presents the Bureau''s perspective on advertising and marketing practices
Q46r5: The Competition Bureau's competition advocacy materials, such as the white paper on taxi regulations, or The Competition Advocate publication on mobile food regulations
Q46r6: The Competition Bureau's market studies (studies that assess a sector from a competition perspective)
Q46r7: Advice on competition-related issues
Q46r8: The Competition Bureau's competition promotion work with regulators and policy-makers, including submissions and regulatory interventions, such as those made to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Q46r9: The Competition Bureau Corporate Compliance Programs Bulletin and/or compliance materials, such as presentations, compliance videos and fact sheets
Q46r10: The Competition Assessment Toolkit for regulators and policymakers, a step-by-step guide on how to assess the competitive impact of regulations and identify pro-competitive alternatives
Q46r11: The Competition Bureau's enforcement guidance documents, such as the Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines, Abuse of Dominance Guidelines, Merger Enforcement Guidelines, Competitor Collaboration Guidelines, and guidelines on
Q46r77: All of them
Q46r97: None of them
Q46r88: Don't know
Q46r99: Prefer not to answer
Q47r1: Updates on the Competition Bureau's major enforcement cases
Q47r2: The annual Fraud Prevention Month campaign
Q47r3: The Little Black Book of Scams
Q47r4: The Competition Bureau's Deceptive Marketing Practices Digest publication
Q47r5: The Competition Bureau's competition advocacy materials, such as the white paper on taxi regulations, or The Competition Advocate publication on mobile food regulations
Q47r6: The Competition Bureau's market studies (studies that assess a sector from a competition perspective)
Q47r7: Advice on competition-related issues from the Competition Bureau
Q47r8: The Competition Bureau's submissions and regulatory interventions, such as those made to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on low-cost data plans and on aggressive retail sales practices by
Q47r9: The Competition Bureau Corporate Compliance Programs Bulletin and/or compliance materials, such as presentations, compliance videos and fact sheets
Q47r10: The Competition Assessment Toolkit for regulators and policymakers, a step-by-step guide on how to assess the competitive impact of regulations and identify pro-competitive alternatives
Q47r11: The Competition Bureau's enforcement guidance documents, such as the Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines, Abuse of Dominance Guidelines, Merger Enforcement Guidelines, Competitor Collaboration Guidelines, and guidelines
Q47r77: All of them
Q47r97: None of them
Q47r88: Don't know
Q47r99: Prefer not to answer
Q48r1: I requested a compliance presentation from the Competition Bureau - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r2: I notified the Competition Bureau of suspected anti-competitive activity in a sector/industry - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r3: I reported a scam or fraudulent activity to the Competition Bureau - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r4: I requested advice or information from the Competition Bureau on competition and/or labelling laws and issues - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision
Q48r5: I considered the Bureau's work when making decisions regarding a policy or regulation - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r77: Other (specify) - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r88: Don't Know - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r97: None/ Nothing - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r99: Prefer not to answer - Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work.
Q48r77oe: Please specify how an activity, publication, or outcome from the Competition Bureau has affected your decision-making or work. - Other (specify)
Q49: Have you ever contacted the Competition Bureau?
Q50r1: I contacted their Information Centre - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r2: I sent an email to a Competition Bureau employee/ representative - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r3: I contacted the Merger Intelligence and Notification Unit - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r4: Through the Department of Justice Canada or the justice/legislative department in my province - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r5: I contacted Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Government of Canada)? - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r6: I called the Federal Contracting Fraud Tip Line? - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r7: Through social media - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r77: Other (specify) - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r88: Don't know - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r99: Prefer not to answer - How did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q50r77oe: How did you contact the Competition Bureau? - Other (specify)
Q51r1: For information on their enforcement guidelines - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r2: For information on competition and/or labelling laws - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r3: For information on or to report a scam or other deceptive marketing practice? - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r4: For advice on regulations or policies? - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r5: To file a complaint - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r6: Merger notification - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r7: To request a compliance presentation - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r8: For information on an investigation - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r77: Other (specify) - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r88: Don't know - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r99: Prefer not to answer - Why did you contact the Competition Bureau?
Q51r77oe: Why did you contact the Competition Bureau? - Other (specify)
Q52: Did you find the information or service provided by the Competition Bureau useful or effective?
Q53: Why was your interaction not useful or effective?
noanswerQ53_r88: Why was your interaction not useful or effective?: Don't know - No Answer
noanswerQ53_r99: Why was your interaction not useful or effective?: Prefer not to answer - No Answer
Q54: I believe competition should be considered when developing policies and regulations. - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q55: I believe competition is important to the Canadian economy - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q56: I believe competition drives businesses to innovate - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q57: I believe the Competition Bureau's work is beneficial to the economy. - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q58: I would trust information provided by the Competition Bureau. - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q59: I believe the Competition Bureau has sufficient expertise in my policy or regulatory area. - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q60: I believe the Competition Bureau provides adequate advice to governmental decision-makers on issues related to competition - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q61: I believe competition plays an important role in strengthening the digital economy - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q62: My organization conducts work that relates to the digital economy - To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Q63: What additional information, if any, would you like to receive from the Competition Bureau? Please be as specific as possible.
What additional inform...
noanswerQ63_r1: What additional information, if any, would you like to receive from the Competition Bureau? Please be as specific as possible.?: Nothing/ I do not want additional information - No Answer
noanswerQ63_r88: What additional information, if any, would you like to receive from the Competition Bureau? Please be as specific as possible.?: Don't know - No Answer
noanswerQ63_r99: What additional information, if any, would you like to receive from the Competition Bureau?Please be as specific as possible.?: Prefer not to answer - No Answer
Q64: What is your preferred method of receiving information about and from the Competition Bureau?
Q64r77oe: What is your preferred method of receiving information about and from the Competition Bureau? - Other (specify)
Q65:Gender
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